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1939ref. 001676Tokyo: The Central Raw Silk Association of Japan 1939. Softcover. First edition; oblong 7 x 9 1/2; pp. 26; colorful silk over card stock wraps tied with a blue decorative string; a few spots to wraps; very light fraying to silk; illustrated with photographs; overall very good condition. A wonderful book published "for those who love the grace and beauty of silk and for those who are not informed on the origin of and the utility of silk the story of raw silk will be told." it follows the process of obtaining the material and manufacturing the fabric and describes the characteristics of raw silk. Tokyo: The Central Raw Silk Association of Japan paperback books
1880ref. 001701Philadelphia: Ketterlinus Lithographic Mfg. Co. 1880. Softcover. First edition n. d. ca 1880; 9 1/2â x 6 1/4â ; cream card stock; embossed lithographed american flag in red blue and gold; 4-line poem and company information beneath illustration; pricing for “duplicate copies of this flagâ to verso; thin closed cut to left edge and a few small creases; small pin puncture to upper left corner; a spot to verso from a removed label; overall in very good condition. An interesting advertisement piece for the Ketterlinus Lithographic Manufacturing Co. which was established in 1842 and operated until the 1970s. Founded by Eugene and Paul Ketterlinus the business would quickly become known for printing color stock cards and manufacturers label earlier than any other company in Philadelphia. Eugene’s son John Louis took over in the early 1870s continuing the tradition of employing the most advanced equipment of the times and printing not only greeting and advertising cards but also checks Congressional documents catalogs etc. Philadelphia: Ketterlinus Lithographic Mfg. Co. paperback books
1988ref. 001703Moskva Moscow: Plakat 1988. Softcover. First edition; 26 1/2 x 18 1/2; offset print; a few faint creases from being rolled; small bump to lower right corner and a very minor nick to top edge; very good or better condition. Published at the very end of Communism the poster shows a boy and a girl standing next to each other with the girl's kerchief made of the Soviet Flag and the boy's hat made of the American Flag. It hints at Gorbachev’s starting to lose control over regions of the Soviet Union the democratization of the country and Russia's imminent opening to Western Europe and the United States. Moskva (Moscow): Plakat paperback books
1906ref. 001702Otoe Co. Nebraska: Dewey Public School No. 96 1906. Softcover. Otoe Co., Nebraska: Dewey Public School No. 96 paperback books
1942ref. 001587New York: The American Social Hygiene Association 1942. Softcover. Revised edition; 7 x 3 1/4; three-fold pp. 6; illustration to front wrap; light age-toning and wear to corners; small nicks to tips of fold-lines; handwritten address to back wrap; very good. Published mostly for the benefit of the American soldiers in the Second World War but also addressing civilian men and women the pamphlet described the two diseases and outlined their symptoms modes of infection treatment prevention etc. Two copies at Harvard and Yale none other in the trade. New York: The American Social Hygiene Association paperback books
1900ref. 001426San Francisco: J.A. Folger & Co. 1900. Softcover. Leaflet n. d. ca 1900; 4 x 7; single sheet printed recto only; small chips to corners; a bit of age-toning to margins; good to very good. An advertising leaflet for the Golden Gate Baking Powder which was produced the J. A. Folger Company also known for their Folger's coffee containing the statement: "Use 1/4 less of Golden Gate Baking Powder than any other brand and get the same results" as well as various cake and cookie recipes made with the above-mentioned baking powder. San Francisco: J.A. Folger & Co. paperback books
1931ref. 001427St. Louis MO: Ralston Purina Co. 1931. Softcover. First edition; 3 1/2 x 4 1/2; single sheet four-fold; minor rubbing to spine; faint wear to front wrap; illustrated; very good or better. An advertisement and recipe booklet it touts the benefits of staying slim by eating Ry-Krisp wafers show various way of enjoying them and supplies a full "One Week's Stay Slim Menus." St. Louis, MO: Ralston Purina Co. paperback books
1920ref. 001428Syracuse NY: G. C. Hanford Mfg. Co. 1920. Softcover. First edition; 4 x 5 1/4; pp. 14; illustrated wraps; Minor wear to edges and wraps; near fine condition. An advertisement for Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh in the form of an abc book with each page featuring two letters an illustration and short rhymes touting the magical properties of the product for example: "W is for Wound or Open Sore That you have tried to heal before; Seek Hanford's Balsam where for sale Then use after others fail." Hanford's Balsam was introduced in 1846 as a cure-all for external injuries on horses livestock and humans. Syracuse, NY: G. C. Hanford Mfg. Co. paperback books
1926ref. 001429Boston: The E. L. Patch Company 1926. Softcover. First edition; 3 1/4 x 5; pp. 13; illustrated wraps; minor wear and rubbing to spine and edges; illustrated with photographs; very good to near fine condition. An apparently unrecorded booklet describing Carrageen aka Irish Moss detailing in words and photographs the process of raking the ocean along the New England coast for the moss drying it and manufacturing various products. The pamphlet is also an advertisement for the company's Nepto Lotion - made with Carrageen and apparently the go-to for surgeons housewives "those who drive a car" etc. Boston: The E. L. Patch Company paperback books
1881ref. 001430S. l. Boston: s. n. Seth W. Fowle & Sons 1881. Softcover. First edition n. d. ca 1881; 3 1/5 x 5 1/2; pp. 16; illustrated wraps; a few spots to front wrap; small chip to head of spine; illustrated with steel engravings; overall very good-. An advertisement for the firm of Seth W. Fowle & Sons' patent medicines - Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry and Peruvian Syrup. The booklet contains testimonials descriptions and a hilarious poem. S. l. [Boston]: s. n. [Seth W. Fowle & Sons] paperback books
1890ref. 001434Baltimore MD: Emerson Drug Co. 1890. Softcover. First edition n. d. ca 1890; 2 3/4 x 4 1/2; pp. 14; illustrated stiff wraps; minor age-toning to wraps; illustrated; near fine- condition. An unusual advertising booklet combining poetry and historical facts for Emerson Drug Co.'s Bromo-Seltzer which purportedly cured all headaches nervous depression over brain-work alcoholic excesses and so on. Several pages left blank with heading "Memorandum." Others contained information on the British Russian French German Italian Spanish and US Armies' numbers of soldiers guns horses etc. Also included were short poems corresponding to the particular army being described for example: "And Russia is a mighty power But well disposed to us We shall indeed deplore the hour It ceases to be thus." The only copy in the trade. Baltimore, MD: Emerson Drug Co. paperback books
1948ref. 001444Paris: s. n. 1948. Softcover. Presumed first edition; 5 3/4 x 9; pp. 20; beige wraps printed in black; closed cuts to tips of spine; some rubbing to edges; several small tears around staples of first and last few pages; good to very good. An anonymous work on the Antichrist most probably created and published by a Russian emigre religious organization in France in the aftermath of the Second World War. Paris: s. n. paperback books
1860ref. 001455New York: H. De Marsan 1860. Softcover. Broadside n. d. ca 1860; 6 1/2 x 10; single sheet recto only; chips to top edge with small loss of paper and a few spots to upper margin; ornate engraved border; good to very good. Called broadside ballads and a sub-genre of "street" literature these poems or narrative songs most often with scores sold separately were printed on cheap fragile paper sold by vendors and hawkers in the streets and tended to reflect sensational news of the day. In the early to mid-19th century the ballad printing market was dominated by just a few publishers including H. De Marsan publisher of the current broadside in New York Wehman Brothers and Magnus. Though many of the ballads were not illustrated De Marsan used series of stock engravings to form elaborate eye-catching ornamental borders. New York: H. De Marsan paperback books
1780ref. 001457S. l.Pennsylvania: s. n. 1780. Softcover. Broadside n. d. ca 1780 ; date obtained from a himmelsbrief at Yale closely resembling identical dimensions similar border similar typography; 7 3/4 x 12; single sheet recto only; several crease lines with small punctures at intersections; age-toning to margins; a few small nicks to edges; illustrated with a geometrical border; double columns; good to very good. Himmelsbrief in Pennsylvania Dutch or Himmelsbriefe in German was a religious document which according to the text had been invented by a gypsy in Prussia in 1714 and had been first printed in Koeningsberg in 1715. It gave a prayer which was supposed to protect the family owning the broadside from fire pestilence and lightning. It also assured pregnant women that carrying it on their body would repel witchcraft and sorcery. Though extremely popular with the Pennsylvania Dutch and wildly published in German in the late 18th and all through the 19th centuries the "heavenly letters" were also printed in English and various Scandinavian languages. Most of them were sold at fairs and markets and even peddled throughout rural communities. S. l.[Pennsylvania]: s. n. paperback books
1983ref. 001496Mill Valley CA: Splendid Press 1983. Softcover. First edition; 6 1/4 x 4 1/2"; pp. 4 single sheet folded in two; front wrap illustrated in red; thin smudge of gilt to fore-edge from illustration on pp. 2 being hand-colored else very minor wear; near fine condition. A beautiful prospectus from the well-known fine press of Carol Cunningham et al in Northern California it advertises and describes a deluxe limited edition hand-colored miniature dedicated to the Horses of Saint Mark. Not in OCLC. Mill Valley, CA: Splendid Press paperback books
1850ref. 001517New York: Kiggins & Kellogg 1850. Softcover. First edition n. d. ca 1850; 6 x 3 3/4; pp. 24; engraved salmon wraps; two spots to margins of front wrap and small nicks to tips of spine; illustrated with steel engravings; very good or better. Part of Redfield's Toy Books this one No. 5 in the Fourth Series the book tells the story of little William Seaton a nature's lover and a history of butterflies including descriptions of several remarkable ones. New York: Kiggins & Kellogg paperback books
1889ref. 001543New York NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1889. First edition thus; 9 x 6 3/4â ; pp. 10; lithographed wraps; spine and hinges reinforced with thin strips of white linen; small nicks to corners; faint penciled-in name of previous owner to upper margin of front wrap; upper part of leaves discolored not affecting readability; illustrated with 4 full-page chromolithographed plates and black & red in-line drawings; overall good condition Part of Mcloughlin’s Wonder-Stories Series the book presents a beautiful edition of a beloved classic fairy tale. New York, NY: McLoughlin Bros. paperback books
1943ref. 001265N/A 1943. Softcover. Two identical lettersheets; 6 x 8; illustrated in red and black; uniform age-toning else minor wear; very good or better. Bearing the slogan: "Long live the Lenin Komsomol - loyal helper of the Bolshevik Party in its struggle for freedom and independence of our country!" the lettersheets were printed in commemoration of "The Heroes of Krasnodon" - five young members from the City of Krasnodon of "Molodaia Gvardiia" Young Guard - an underground youth organization which carried anti-Fascist propaganda wrote and distributed leaflets and sabotaged activities of the occupation authorities during the Nazi occupation. N/A paperback books
1899ref. 001280Columbus Ohio: The Thymo Chemical and Mfg. Co. 1899. Softcover. Pink tri-fold card stock n. d. ca 1899; 3 x 5; pp. 6; die-cuts to last leaf; a bit of wear and rubbing to fold lines else bright and clean; name and address of presumably a person ordering the product typed; very good.A curious piece of advertisement the item appears to have been an order form for Thymo Tooth Paste and Thymo Tooth Powder with die-cut slots for putting coins in and mailing it to order toothpaste. The slots are outlined and subtitled according to the size of available coins 50 cents nickel etc. Also included are descriptions of the products and several letters by physicians and specialists endorsing the use of those miracle items. Columbus, Ohio: The Thymo Chemical and Mfg. Co. paperback books
1890ref. 001281Boston Mass.: Joseph Burnett Co. 1890. Early first edition n. d. ca 1890 according to Massachusetts Southborough Historical Society's collection records; a similar edition classified by OCLC as ca 1900; 3 1/2 x 6; pp. 20; brown wraps illustrated and ruled in red and black; a bit of wear along spine; slight ripple to wraps and pages; illustrated; very good. An uncommon early cookbook and advertisement for Joseph Burnett Company of Boston and their famous products. In 1847 a prominent lady had walked into the office of of Joseph Burnett then chemist. She was anxious to be able to use vanilla flavoring for her desserts and she asked him if he could help her as the only way known at the time was the messy and unsatisfactory business of cutting vanilla beans wrapping them in linen and dunking them like tea bags into whatever dessert mix required flavoring. Burnett took the challenge spent months experimenting and eventually came up with what would become the first Vanilla Extract ever sold in this US. In 1858 he would partner with William G. Edmonds and the company would become known as Joseph Burnett & Co. Their innovative spirit and ability to continuously introduce new products Almond Rose Nutmeg Peach Celery Cinnamon and many more extracts would distinguish and set them apart from the competition. The book contains various recipes for delicious desserts including American Kisses Chocolate Pie homemade candies etc. Also featured are helpful cooking and mixing hints. Boston, Mass.: Joseph Burnett Co. paperback books
1928ref. 001294St. Louis MO: Pet Milk Company 1928. Softcover. First edition; 5 x 7; pp. 15; illustrated wraps; staples a bit rusted else very minor wear; 2 color illustrations; near fine condition. A cookbook and advertisement for the Pet Milk Company it contains recipes for ice creams sorbets and parfaits as well as tips and suggestions for making frozen desserts and explanation of why the homogenized Pet Milk brand is superior to all the other ones on the market. St. Louis, MO: Pet Milk Company paperback books
1920ref. 001295LeRoy NY: The Genesee Pure Food Company 1920. Softcover. First edition n. d. ca 1920; tri-fold 2 1/2 x 3; pp. 5; illustrated; minor wear to folds; very good to near fine condition. A charming miniature and quite an uncommon Jell-O advertising / cookbook combining a fairy tale of the Jell-O girl visiting Norway with five recipes including "Lemon Jell-O Whip with Prunes" and "Pineapple Bavarian Cream." LeRoy, NY: The Genesee Pure Food Company paperback books
1938ref. 001296New York: Spivak 1938. Softcover. Presumed first edition; two circular orange and white overlapping disks upper one die-cut and transposed on the lower one; minor wear; near fine condition. Original envelope with instructions on how to use the Spivak Arranger and Transposer with a few nicks along edges and a glue discoloration obscuring a few words; good or better. Used by musicians and composers to quickly change key during performances and while creating new compositions. New York: Spivak paperback books
1950ref. 001306Minneapolis Minn.: Hamilton Manufacturing Co. 1950. Softcover. Card stock printed recto only; 5 x 6 1/4; small bump to lower left corner else minor wear; near fine condition. A punch card intact for a lottery guaranteeing a pound box of chocolate for everybody. "Pay What You Punch from 1c to 39c -- NO HIGHER." Each of the choice red circles is for inexplicable reasons labeled with a female name. Minneapolis, Minn.: Hamilton Manufacturing Co. paperback books
1899ref. 001313Columbus Ohio: The Thymo Chemical and Mfg. Co. 1899. Softcover. Pink tri-fold card stock n. d. ca 1899; 3 x 5; pp. 6; die-cuts to last leaf; a bit of wear and rubbing to fold lines else bright and clean; name and address of presumably a person ordering the product typed; very good. The card appears to have been an order form for Thymo Tooth Paste and Thymo Tooth Powder with die-cut slots for putting coins in and mailing them to order toothpaste. The slots are outlined and subtitled according to the size of available coins 50 cents nickel etc. and the warning: “Always put money in from this side of cardâ is prominently displayed. Also included are descriptions of the products and several letters by physicians and specialists endorsing the use of those miracle items. Columbus, Ohio: The Thymo Chemical and Mfg. Co. paperback books